Vault



`Feb. l0, 1931.

U. LE DOUX VAULT Filed July 19, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 1 www@ ATTORNEY Feb. l0, 1931.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 10, 1931v umnoanA Ln DOUX, orrnneuji isnrnenfnoursiann e Y Application filed July 19,

The primary object of this, my present invention is to provide aburial vault adapted for the receptionV of a casket and whichin-` cludes a body, a bottom and'top formed of s reinforced concrete slabsk and shaped inamanner wherebythe said slabs may be easily v associated toprovide a complete vault and also wherein theslabs when separated may be shipped from vthe `factory ina knockdown condition which will afford a small package.

With these general objects in view the in-` f vention, consists in the combination and ar-V rangement of parts hereinafter described and 1n which like characters of reference desigew of the Vvault is indicated by the numeral l1. This slab is reinforced by longitudinally arranged rods 2, embedded therein in the process of molding and is further reinforced with wire 235 mesh 3 arranged both above and below the rods 2. The bottom slab, adjacent toY its edges is formed with both longitudinal and transverse grooves 4, respectively, and the side walls provided by these grooves are ar- "i9 ranged at outward angles. The grooves communicate with substantially square or'rectangular pockets 5.and 6 at the opposite corners of the slab 1. The side walls provided by these pockets are also beveled but the inner 45 or confronting walls provided by the pockets s nate corresponding parts throughout the sev- The slab that constitutes the bottom of theV 192e. serian ino.- 37a492;

6 are straight, as indicated-bythenumerals i.

.The inner walls ofthe vtran'sversepgrooves 47` at their juncture withthe inner walls ofthe longitudinal grooves of thebottomslab 1 are widened, as indicated inthe drawings by the numeral 8.

7 Y The side slabs are indicated the vnuinerrals9 and the end slabsiby the numerals 10 and11`re'specvtively. These slabs have embeddedtherein longitudinallyy extending re- 55 v inforcingv rods 12and vertically disposed butA also longitudinally' extending; reinforcing wire `mesh plates 13 arranged at the opposite sidesof the rods V12, and bcththe upper and lower edges of the sideand end slabs are bejweled, as at 14,"whereby the lower ends of the said slabs maybe received in the groove of the` bottom slab. The corners of the side slabs arethickened and are'of substantially square'formatiomas indicated by the nu'- merals 1 5 and 16, respectively.` rThe cornersA 15 andvl have embedded therein vertically disposed reinforcing` rods 17 and thegupper and lower edgesof the widened corners `are beveled whereby the-lower portions of the corners will be receivedin the `pockets 5 and 6. fThe'corner port-ions 14 ofthe side slabs have their confronting faces straight but merge into angular vertically arranged shoul-` ders 18, while the confrontinglfaces 'of the corners 15 of the said side slabs are grooved andthe side walls provided by the grooves are beveled. These grooves for, distinction are indicated by the numeral 19 andare designed to receive thereinthe beveled corners 2O on the vertical ends-of theend slab 10. e z

The kend slab 11,has itsupperv and lower,y edges beveled ,transversely but its Vends are straight, so .that the sameV can be inserted in the grooye 4 at `one end of the bottom slab andV sealed by plastic material to the remainder of the vault after the bottom, the sidesV and the end 10 have been assembled and alsoafter the top hereinafter to be described has been arranged upon the vault. By this FFICE- i i arrangement it will be noted that a casket may be delivered through the end thereof closed by the slab 11.

The top slab is indicated by the numeral 21, the same having its outer face arched transversely, as at 22. This slab is also provided with longitudinal reinforcingV rods and with Wire mesh reinforcements arranged above and below the said rods. The center of the top slab 21 from the under face thereof is concaved longitudinally, as at 22, from points adjacent to the sides and ends of the said top slab. In the process of molding` the concaved wall is reinforced by a central longitudinal rib 23 and by transverse spaced ribs 24. By concaving the inner face of the slab the weight of the same is materially decreased and by providing the said concavity with the reinforcing rib the strength of the top slab is not impaired by the said conoavity. The under face'of the slab is provided, adjacent to its edgeswith longitudinal grooves 25 which are intersected by transverse grooves 26. The side walls provided by these grooves are beveled and the grooves at the corners of the said top slab are widened providing the same with substantially square or rectangular pockets 27 Whose side walls are also beveled. Thus the grooves 25, 26 and 27 snugly receive therein the beveled edges at the top of the side and end slabs and likewise the beveled edges at the thickened corners of the side slabs. It is, of course, to be understood that the slabs constituting theimprovement are secured together by suitable plastic material which, of course, is poured into the grooves provided by the said slabs. The

rods 17 at the corners of the side slabs project a slight distance above the top of the said slabs and the end slabs have longitudinally arranged reinforcing wires 26 therein whose ends are wound around and secured to the projecting portions of the said rods 17 this, of course, being accomplished before the top slab is arranged upon theV body of the vault. Y

If desired, the bottom slab may be dispensed with so that the body and top will serve as a receptacle for a casket and it is thought that the foregoing description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantages of the improvement so that further description will not be required.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A burial vault formued of reinforced con crete slabs to provide a body that comprises Sides and ends, a top and a bottom, said top and bottom slabs being grooved longitudinally and transversely adjacent to their edges, and the grooves in the corners of said slabs being enlarged, the side slabs being grooved vertically to receive the ends of the end slabs therein, and the corners of the ULINORE LE DOUX. 

